Triple Humpback Breach Is Perfect Birthday Present for Maui Whale Watcher

Scott Nix and his whale watching companions were treated to an astounding triple humpback whale breach on January 25, while on a trip out of Lahaina, Hawaii.

Nix’s video captures the group’s incredulous response as three huge whales breach in quick succession. A fourth joins the party several seconds later.

Nix, who lives in Hawaii, told Storyful that it was an “amazing event to watch, and even more special because it happened on my birthday.”

Toni Colombo, of Ultimate Whale Watch, the company that was running the trip, described the spectacle as a “once in a lifetime sight”. Credit: Scott Nix via Storyful